Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday outlined his $887 million bonding bill proposal to support Minnesota infrastructure projects.
Gov. Tim Walz announced that a crew of Minnesota wildland firefighters have been sent to Southern California to help fight the ongoing wildfires.
A team of Minnesota firefighters will be heading west to help battle the ongoing wildfires around Los Angeles. Gov. Tim Walz announced the state will send a crew of Minnesota DNR wildland firefighters to support the response in southern California.
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz announced on Friday that Minnesota has been ranked as one of the top states to raise a family. Walz credits this ranking to a study done through WalletHub, which put Minnesota in a second-place.
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday pitched a tighter two-year budget, complete with spending pullbacks and other measures to keep a potential deficit at bay. He also proposed a lower state sales tax rate but called for extending the tax’s reach to financial services.
Governor Walz’s party has lost control of the Minnesota Legislature and faces mounting criticism as a budget deficit looms.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz presented his two-year budget proposal on Thursday amid an ongoing power struggle at the Capitol.
Gov. Tim Walz is urging lawmakers to end a power struggle that has disrupted the first week of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session.
House and Senate Republicans balked at Walz’s recommendations and signaled they would resist any new taxes or fees.
Among the investments outlined, Walz’s bonding bill would allocate $239 million for public safety projects, $206 million for Minnesota State and the University of Minnesota to repair and renovate buildings, $144 million in water and transportation infrastructure, $10 million for work on the Rapidan Dam in Mankato and $7 million for public housing.
Gov. Tim Walz and and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's 2025 infrastructure plan includes $887 million for projects aimed to protect Minnesota’s drinking water, keep communities safe an